= Bureau of Labor Statistics = The '''Bureau of Labor Statistics''' ('''BLS''') is a [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfLabor|U.S. DOL]] agency. It is a surveyer and researcher for labor economics and statistics. <> ---- == Composition == The Census Bureau is overseen by the [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfLabor|U.S. Department of Labor]]. The bureau is led by a '''commissioner''' and '''deputy commissioner'''. ---- == History == BLS was established in 1884 under the [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfTheInterior|Department of the Interior]]. The [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfCommerce|Department of Commerce and Labor]] was established in 1903 and BLS was re-organized under it. That department was then split into the modern DOC and [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfLabor|DOL]] in 1913. Since 1940, BLS has jointly operated the [[UnitedStates/CensusBureau/CurrentPopulationSurvey|CPS]] with the [[UnitedStates/CensusBureau|Census Bureau]]. ---- CategoryRicottone